ARMS Peer Support Workers

At Risk Mental State (ARMS) Peer Support Worker

The Gables, Braintree, Essex

Standard working hours 37.5 per week

Service is operational 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

As a Peer Support Worker, you will use your lived experience of mental health difficulties to support others with their recovery and access to the community.

UK driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role

The main purpose of this role is to support service users to establish greater control over their lives, helping to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose whilst recognizing that each individual’s recovery is a distinctive and deeply personal process.

As an integral and valued member of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team working in Essex, you will provide support to individuals within the service by role modelling and using your lived experience to support service users and guide the service in being more person centred.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

For further information on the role and the essential requirements please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please note this advertisement may close early should a sufficient number of applications be received.